Senior AWS DevOps Engineer
LexisNexis2 months ago
Johannesburg, South Africa or Cape Town, South AfricaSenior
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform and/or AWS CloudFormation.
- Develop and support Jenkins shared libraries, pipeline templates, and reusable deployment patterns.
- Migrate legacy pipelines to standardized CI/CD approaches with clear documentation and best practices.
- Integrate automated security, quality, and compliance checks into CI/CD pipelines.
- Improve platform observability using OpenTelemetry or similar monitoring practices.
- Build and support Python-based tooling, packages, and automation for platform capabilities and developer experience.
- Collaborate with application teams to design CI/CD flows aligned with platform standards.
- Provide operational support for pipelines and platform components, including critical incident support.
- Mentor team members and contribute to continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Hands-on experience with AWS and infrastructure as code using Terraform and/or AWS CloudFormation.
- Strong experience designing and supporting CI/CD platforms, including expertise with Jenkins and pipeline modernization.
- Strong Python skills for building reusable tooling and automation.
- Understanding of Docker, ECR, GitOps, and blue/green deployment practices.
- Experience integrating security, quality, and compliance controls into engineering workflows.
- Experience improving observability using OpenTelemetry or similar monitoring practices.
- Strong troubleshooting experience supporting platform and pipeline issues, including critical incidents.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and documentation skills across global teams.
- Practical experience using AI tools in engineering workflows to improve productivity and delivery outcomes.
- Experience with GitHub Actions and/or Azure DevOps.
- Exposure to Kubernetes and troubleshooting in containerized environments.
Benefits
- Flexible working hours, allowing employees to adjust their work times during the day.
- Country-specific benefits are available based on location.
- Accommodation and adjustment support is available during the hiring process.
About LexisNexis
LexisNexis is a leading innovator of private, secure, and authoritative Legal AI solutions that help legal and business professionals draft full documents with ease, make informed decisions faster, and deliver outstanding work and improved outcomes, all powered by trusted content. LexisNexis Legal & Professional serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, and is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers.